Secondhand smoking
Call your local health department or your cancer, heart, or lung association to learn how you can get involved. secondhand smoking Smoking from all sides. Here's another quick fact sheet from the CDC that can help to influence kids:What You(th) Should Know About TobaccoTobacco and Athletic Performance** Don't get trapped. Nicotine in cigarettes, cigars, and spittobacco is addictive. ** Nicotine narrows your blood vessels and puts added strain onyour heart. secondhand smoking Health conditions. ** Smoking can wreck lungs and reduce oxygen available formuscles used during sports. ** Smokers suffer shortness of breath (gasp!) almost 3 timesmore often than nonsmokers. ** Smokers run slower and can't run as far, affecting overallathletic performance. secondhand smoking Health concerns. ** Cigars and spit tobacco are NOT safe alternatives. Tobacco and Personal Appearance ** Yuck! Tobacco smoke can make hair and clothes stink. Tobacco stains teeth and causes bad breath. ** Short-term use of spit tobacco can cause cracked lips, whitespots, sores, and bleeding in the mouth. ** Surgery to remove oral cancers caused by tobacco use can leadto serious changes in the face. Sean Marcee, a high schoolstar athlete who used spit tobacco, died of oral cancer whenhe was 19 years old. SO . . . ** Know the truth. Despite all the tobacco use on TV and inmovies, music videos, billboards and magazines---most teens,adults, and athletes DON'T use tobacco. ** Make friends, develop athletic skills, control weight, beindependent, be cool. . . . . play sports.
Secondhand smoking
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